transport operations.

• Incredible location - 10 mins to the beach or the mountains
• Full time opportunity with great work/ life balance
• Hands on role coordinating day to day transport operations

ABOUT THE EMPLOYER:

Proudly Australian, family owned business in operation for 40+ years focused on delivering exceptional service to national clients and committed to retaining and developing their staff. Due to the location, flexibility will be provided to staff who live outside of Unanderra. However, please note that on site training is essential.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

Be the first point of contact for sub-contractors, customers and company fleet by assisting in the transport operations planning. Support the operations team and Branch Manager in delivering exceptional service to our customers.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manage the day-to-day transport service demands of the customer sites from receipt of transport orders to allocation to carriers, execution, and receipt of PoD (proof of delivery) from carriers via electronic or other means per set standard operating procedures, use of systems and business processes.
• Lead a team of drivers with a safety, training and development mindset
• Manage fatigue and compliance of drivers
• Plan and schedule workloads for driver runs
• As the first point of contact, liaise with customers to ensure contract requirements are met and jobs are completed on time
• Ensure all pre-start, post-run, and minor day to day maintenance tasks are carried out on all equipment
• Manage and prepare detailed reports on labor efficiencies and overall cost management
• Develop and maintain good relationships with customer operational staff, carriers, and internal staff.
• Use of TMS (Transport Management System) – to schedule, load build, capacity, route and drop routine optimize the transport orders before allocating to carriers.
• Ensure work area, and staff within the work area, comply with OH&S requirements and take corrective action to ensure all WH&S issues are resolved
• Diligence - Pro-actively identify issues and discrepancies as a priority, ensure issues are resolved and reported to more senior management where require

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS & SALARY:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the principles of road transport service delivery through use of optimisation and work flow systems and local allocation experience;
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent self-management skills, including working effectively without direct supervision, managing and organizing fluctuating workloads in sometimes stressful situations
• Sound analytical skills

Next steps

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At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.